It was cool, cloudy and windy last Saturday morning, but that didn’t stop village residents from turning out in force to watch the 17th annual St. Patrick’s Parade.
An estimated 6,000 …
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By John Maher
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3/27/13
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In the coming weeks, the Village of Rockville Centre will be increasing its security measures, adding security cameras to police headquarters and installing license plate readers thanks to a federal …
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By Alex Costello
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3/13/13
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More than 200 Rockville Centre residents gathered at the Village Green on Sunday evening in a somber commemoration of the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and to remember the way the village came together in support for the families of the lost.
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Aaron Axelson
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10/24/12
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As the Herald went to press on Tuesday, work on the parking project at Fireman’s Field, adjacent to South Side High School — the topic of lengthy and sometimes contentious negotiations among the village, the school district and the Fire Department, was set to begin later this week.
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By Judy Rattner
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9/11/12
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Late this week or early next week, contractors are expected to break ground on the renovation of Maple Avenue, a project that will last at least through next spring, village spokesman Jeff Kluewer says.
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By Aaron Axelson
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8/29/12
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Kevin Coyle, 18, of Rockville Centre, has been arrested in connection with an incident on June 18 in which a group of five to eight youths allegedly beat up a 43-year-old man on Roxen Road, sending …
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By Judy Rattner
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7/17/12
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On June 18, two residents of our community, a husband and wife, had a violent exchange with a pack of teenagers who also live in our village.
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Guest Column: Mayor Francis Murray
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7/11/12
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A town hall meeting on May 23, focusing on proposed upgrades to the village’s athletic fields and hosted by Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray, drew a standing-room-only crowd of residents of the village as well as Lynbrook and East Rockaway, who peppered officials with questions and voiced their concerns about traffic, parking, light pollution, water runoff and the potential impact of the project on the environment and wildlife.
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By Judy Rattner
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5/30/12
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When Village Comptroller Michael Schussheim presented the Rockville Centre Board of Trustees with his tentative budget, which includes a plan to raise taxes by 6.97 percent, Trustee Ed Oppenheimer made it clear that he did not believe that enough had been done to cut costs.
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Aaron Axelson
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4/11/12
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Rockville Centre has begun installing new parking “consoles” that will allow people who park downtown to pay with credit and debit cards as well as dollar bills and coins.
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Aaron Axelson
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3/28/12
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